# 2011–12 Sporting CP season

The 2011–12 season is Sporting CP's 79th season in the top flight, the Primeira Liga, known as the Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship purposes. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club plays during the 2011–12 season.
Sporting CP's under-19 squad played in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | R. Patrício | 36 | EU | 2006 | 167 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF | A. Rodríguez | 40 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | D. Carriço | 36 | EU | 2008 | 116 | 4 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 4 | DF | Â. Polga | 45 | EU | 2003 | 305 | 4 | 2012 | Free | Second nationality: Portugal |
| 5 | DF | Onyewu | 42 | EU | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | Free | Second nationality: Belgium |
| 6 | LB | Evaldo | 42 | EU | 2010 | 51 | 1 | 2014 | € 3M | Second nationality: Brazil |
| 7 | FW | Bojinov | 38 | EU | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2016 | €2.6M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 8 | MF | Schaars | 41 | EU | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2014 | €0.85M | |
| 9 | FW | v. Wolfswinkel | 37 | EU | 2011 | 4 | 4 | 2016 | €5.4M | |
| 10 | MF | Izmailov | 42 | Non-EU | 2008 | 111 | 14 | 2015 | €4.5M | |
| 11 | MF | D. Capel | 36 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | | |
| 12 | GK | M. Boeck | 40 | EU | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | undisclosed | Second nationality: Belgium |
| 14 | MF | Matías | 38 | Non-EU | 2009 | 77 | 12 | 2013 | €3.65M | Second nationality: Argentina |
| 16 | GK | Tiago | 49 | EU | 2001 | 131 | 0 | 2012 | undisclosed | |
| 17 | LW | Jeffrén Suárez | 37 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | €3.75M | |
| 18 | FW | A. Carrillo | 33 | Non-EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | €1.2M | |
| 19 | RB | Arias | 33 | Non-EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| 20 | FW | Yannick | 38 | EU | 2008 | 155 | 34 | 2013 | Youth system | Second nationality: Guinea-Bissau |
| 21 | MF | Rinaudo | 37 | EU | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | €0.525M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 22 | MF | L. Aguiar | 39 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | Second nationality: Italy |
| 23 | FW | H. Postiga | 42 | EU | 2008 | 112 | 24 | 2012 | €2.5M | |
| 25 | MF | B. Pereirinha | 36 | EU | 2006 | 129 | 5 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 26 | MF | A. Santos | 35 | EU | 2010 | 46 | 2 | 2014 | Youth system | |
| 28 | MF | A. Martins | 34 | EU | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | |
| 30 | MF | Zezinho | 32 | EU | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | Second nationality: Portugal |
| 32 | GK | V. Golas | 34 | EU | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 2012 | Youth system | Second nationality: Poland |
| 33 | FW | D. Rubio | 31 | EU | 2011 | 4 | 5 | 2016 | € 1M | Second nationality: Germany |
| 47 | RB | J. Pereira | 40 | EU | 2010 (Winter) | 51 | 3 | 2014 | € 3M | |
| 88 | RB | J. Gonçalves | 37 | EU | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 89 | LB | A. Turan | 32 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Free | Second nationality: Turkey |
* Last updated: 19 July 2011
* Source: Sporting.pt, Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles (for player numbers, appearances, and goals), footballzz.co.uk (for contracts)
* Ordered by squad number.

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 18 | FW | André Carrillo | 33 | Non-EU | Alianza Lima | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €1.2M | Sporting.pt |
| 32 | GK | Vítor Golas | 34 | EU | Boavista | Loan return | Summer | 2012 | N/A | |
| 9 | FW | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 37 | EU | Utrecht | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €5.4M | Sporting.pt |
| 2 | DF | Alberto Rodríguez | 40 | EU | Braga | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Sporting.pt |
| 8 | MF | Stijn Schaars | 41 | EU | AZ | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €0.85M | Sporting.pt |
| 28 | MF | André Martins | 34 | EU | Pinhalnovense | Loan return | Summer | 2014 | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| 88 | RB | João Gonçalves | 37 | EU | Olhanense | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | N/A | |
| 19 | RB | Santiago Arias | 33 | Non-EU | La Equidad | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Sporting.pt |
| 5 | DF | Oguchi Onyewu | 42 | EU | Milan | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Sporting.pt |
| 12 | GK | Marcelo Boeck | 40 | EU | Marítimo | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed | Sporting.pt |
| 21 | MF | Fabián Rinaudo | 37 | EU | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €0.525M | Sporting.pt |
| 22 | MF | Luis Aguiar | 39 | EU | Dynamo Moscow | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Sporting.pt |
| 33 | FW | Diego Rubio | 31 | EU | Colo-Colo | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €1M | Sporting.pt |
| 7 | FW | Valeri Bojinov | 38 | EU | Parma | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €2.6M | Sporting.pt, cmvm.pt |
| 25 | MF | Bruno Pereirinha | 36 | EU | Kavala | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| 89 | LB | Atila Turan | 32 | EU | Grenoble | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | |
| 17 | LW | Jeffrén | 37 | EU | Barcelona | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €3.7M | Sporting.pt |
| 11 | LW | Diego Capel | 36 | EU | Sevilla | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €3.5M | |
| 77 | MF | Elias | 39 | Non-EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €8.85M | |
| 48 | LB | Emiliano Insúa | 36 | EU | Liverpool | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | | |
Total spending: €15.275 million

#### Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| GK | Timo Hildebrand | 45 | EU | | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| MF | Tales | 35 | Non-EU | Internacional | Loan return | Summer | Free | |
| MF | Cristiano | 41 | EU | Beira-Mar | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| FW | Rui Fonte | 34 | EU | Espanyol | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| DF | Nuno Coelho | 39 | EU | Braga | Undisclosed | Summer | N/A | |
| MF | Pedro Mendes | 45 | EU | | Contract termination | Summer | N/A | |
| MF | Maniche | 47 | EU | | Contract termination | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| RB | Abel | 46 | EU | | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| MF | Afonso Taira | 32 | EU | Córdoba | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| GK | Vladimir Stojković | 41 | EU | Partizan | Contract cancellation | Summer | Free | Sporting.pt |
| DF | Mexer | 37 | Non-EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| FW | Amido Baldé | 33 | EU | Cercle Brugge | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| DF | Nuno Reis | 33 | EU | Cercle Brugge | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| MF | Renato Neto | 33 | Non-EU | Cercle Brugge | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| RB | Cédric | 33 | EU | Académica | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| MF | Celsinho | 36 | Non-EU | Târgu Mureș | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| DF | Eric Dier | 31 | EU | Everton | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| FW | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 40 | EU | Saint-Étienne | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| LW | Diogo Salomão | 36 | EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan | Summer | N/A | Sporting.pt |
| RW | Wilson Eduardo | 34 | EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| LB | André Marques | 37 | EU | Beira-Mar | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| DF | Pedro Filipe Mendes | 34 | EU | Servette | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| MF | Adrien Silva | 35 | EU | Académica | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| MF | Diogo Rosado | 34 | EU | Feirense | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| MF | Jaime Valdés | 44 | EU | Parma | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| GK | Ricardo Batista | 38 | EU | Olhanense | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
Total income: €0 million

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Ricardo Sá Pinto |
Source:

### Kit

Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): TMN, Meo, Super Bock
| Home | Away | Stromp | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper | Training | Training |
Source: Home kit, Sporting.pt

## Competitions
### Pre-season

Last updated: 28 July 2011 Source: Sporting.pt, footballzz.co.uk

### Primeira Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Braga | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 45 | |

#### Matches

Source: Sporting.pt, Journal Record

### Taça da Liga
#### Third round

Group A :
* Group A
* Team
* Pld
* W
* D
* L
* GF
* GA
* GD
* Pts
* Gil Vicente
* 321042+27
* Moreirense
* 31113304
* Sporting CP
* 302123−12
* Rio Ave
* 302123−12
Source: Sporting.pt,

### Taça de Portugal
#### Round of 64
#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sporting CP | 5 – 3 | Nacional | 2 - 2 | 3 - 1 |

#### Final
### Overview

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Primeira Liga | — | — | | 13 August 2011 | 13 May 2012 |
| Millennium Cup | QR3 | Final | | 15 October 2011 | 20 May 2012 |
| Portuguese League Cup | Third qualifying round | — | QR3 | 2 January 2012 | 4 February 2012 |
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | — | SF | 18 August 2011 | 26 April 2012 |
Updated to match played 10 July 2011 Source: Competitions